2017-Culture/Nature: Greece i.a.

Greece - Brazil 2017

Culture/Nature in the Global Studies

ANNALS

2017

Studies of cultural processes in global contexts

using Euro-Brazilian relations as a frame of reference

In 2017, three study cycles were conducted in non-European regions and several in European countries. A focus of the work of the Brazil-Europe Academy was Greece and its historical relations with Austria, Germany, and Brazil. Several institutions in Athens, Rhodes, and other inland cities, as well as on various islands, were visited. These studies were undertaken for various occasions, particularly the 200th anniversary of the marriage of Archduchess Leopoldina to Dom Pedro I. Special attention was paid to the relationship between Heinrich Schliemann and Dom Pedro II. The archaeologist's dinner with the Emperor of Brazil in the Treasury in Micenas, as well as Pedro II's interest in the Trojan War and mythology, were examined at the historical sites. Dom Pedro II's relationships with other figures and institutions in Greece were studied at the respective institutions. Comparative studies of Greek traditions with those of Brazil were conducted, drawing on the work of important folklorists and ethnomusicologists from Brazil and Germany. To mark the 125th anniversary of the composer Felix Petyrek, his importance for Brazil was highlighted through the mediation of Martin Braunwieser as a teacher at the Athens Conservatory and within the framework of the Bach movement.

The studies conducted in Greece were continued in Austria and Germany. The occasion was the commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Peter J. M. Nunes Garcia. As one of the most important figures in the musical history of Brazil, he was examined in parallel with Heitor Villa-Lobos. Historical sources on the history of the German-language presence in the musical life of São Paulo were discussed, including those relating to the Schubertiades and the Bach Society of São Paulo. The largest undertaking outside Europe in 2017 focused on the islands of Australasia and their connections to Portugal since the Age of Discovery and to Brazil in the 19th and 20th centuries. The interest in Indonesian music within ethnomusicology in São Paulo, as well as within the framework of musicological studies of Brazilian culture in Germany, was also highlighted. Particular attention was paid to Malaca and the significance of the Malaca/Brazil relationship within the context of church history studies. The Portuguese Settlement examined the continued existence of Malaca's relations with Portugal and Brazil.

In Strasbourg, questions of Latin American migration to Europe were addressed during a visit to the Maison de l'Amérique latine. To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, its impact on Latin America was the subject of reflection. Various topics were explored in studies conducted in Paris. One of these concerned the current political trends toward ethnopluralism among right-wing identitarian circles that oppose multiculturalism. Another large-scale series of studies focused on East-West relations in cultural studies in California, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Alain Daniélou's "Sémantique musicale".

Culture/Nature in Global Studies 2017. Studies of links between the west coast of the USA and the East, with special consideration of India, at institutions in San Francisco.